Oppression is defined as cruel or unjust control or treatment of people. Feed by M. T. Anderson, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and 1984 by George Orwell delve into this topic by depicting a dystopian future. The citizens of this future lack individuality of thought because of constant language control and suppression of ideas by oppressive forces. These novels serve as warnings as to what could happen if we allowed governments or powers to control our actions and thoughts. Thus, there is a lack of personal freedom when language and actions are controlled and withheld. Firstly, in Feed, though not containing a known oppressive government, corporations control the media and advertisements presented to the masses. This control is important because of devices in …show more content…
Furthermore, the constant information dumped in their minds from the walls prevents them from thinking about what they are learning, instead instantly believing it (Bradbury, 80). Finally, Fahrenheit 451 deals with oppression because the government limits knowledge of the past, and connection and free thought between people. Similarly, 1984 has the theme of government censorship and control over people. One example is Newspeak. Newspeak is a remodeling of the English language done by the Party (the government). Its main goal is to limit free thinking and communication of this thought; in doing so, preventing thought crime. During a conversation between the main character, Winston, and Syme, one of the authors of the Newspeak dictionary, Syme asks, “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?... we [the party] shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it,” (Orwell, 53). Through the way Syme talks about this topic, it is evident the Party knows what it is doing when it makes this